The Ballad Of Billy The Kid

The Ballad Of Billy The Kid easy guitar chords by Billy Joel

1973Pop
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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  • G

  • Em

  • F

  • C

  • D

  • Am

  • Bm

    2
  • Dm

  • Bb

  • G

  • Em

  • F

  • C

  • D

  • Am

  • Bm

    2
  • Dm

  • Bb

  • Intro 1






    Interlude 1


    Verse 1
    From 
    town 
    known 
    as 
    Wheeling, 

    West 
    Vir
    ginia 

    Rode 
    boy 
    with 
    six- 
    gun 
    in 
    his 
    hand 

    And 
    his 
    daring 
    life 
    of 
    crime 

    Made 
    him 
    legend 
    in 
    his 
    time 

    East 
    and 
    west 
    of 
    the 
    Rio 
    Grande 



    Verse 2
    Well, 
    he 
    started 
    with 
    bank 
    in 
    Colo
    rado 

    In 
    the 
    pocket 
    of 
    his 
    vest, 
    Colt 
    he 
    hid 

    And 
    his 
    age 
    and 
    his 
    size 

    Took 
    the 
    teller 
    by 
    sur
    prise 

    And 
    the 
    word 
    spread 
    of 
    Billy 
    the 
    kid 


    Chorus 1
    Well, 
    he 
    never 
    travelled 
    hea
    vy 

    Yes, 
    he 
    always 
    rode 
    a
    lone 

    And 
    he 
    soon 
    put 
    many 
    older 
    guns 
    to 
    shame 

    And 
    he 
    never 
    had 
    sweet
    heart 

    And 
    he 
    never 
    had 
    home 

    But 
    the 
    cowboy 
    and 
    the 
    rancher 

    knew 
    his 
    name 

    Verse 3
    Well, 
    he 
    robbed 
    his 
    way 
    from 
    Utah 

    to 
    Okla
    homa 

    And 
    the 
    largest 
    could 
    not 
    seem 

    to 
    track 
    him 
    down 

    And 
    it 
    served 
    his 
    legend 
    well 

    For 
    the 
    folks 
    they 
    loved 
    to 
    tell 
    a
    bout 

    When 
    Billy 
    the 
    kid 
    came 
    to 
    town 



    Interlude 2













    Interlude 3


    Verse 4
    Well, 
    one 
    cold 
    day 
    posse 
    captured 
    Billy 

    And 
    the 
    judge 
    said 

    "String 
    him 
    up 
    for 
    what 
    he 
    did" 

    And 
    the 
    cowboys 
    and 
    their 
    kin 

    Like 
    the 
    sea, 
    came 
    pouring 
    in 

    To 
    watch 
    the 
    hanging 

    of 
    Billy 
    the 
    kid 



    Chorus 2
    Well, 
    he 
    never 
    travelled 
    hea
    vy 

    Yes, 
    he 
    always 
    rode 
    a
    lone 

    And 
    he 
    soon 
    put 
    many 
    older 
    guns 
    to 
    shame 

    And 
    he 
    never 
    had 
    sweet
    heart 

    But 
    he 
    finally 
    found 
    home 

    Under
    neath 
    the 
    Boot 
    Hill 
    grave 

    that 
    bears 
    his 
    name 

    Verse 5
    From 
    town 
    known 
    as 
    Oyster 
    Bay 

    Long 
    Island 

    Rode 
    boy 
    with 
    six- 
    pack 
    in 
    his 
    hand 

    And 
    his 
    daring 
    life 
    of 
    crime 

    Made 
    him 
    legend 
    in 
    his 
    time 

    East 
    and 
    west 
    of 
    the 
    Rio 
    Grande 



    Outro 1













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